2024 Princess Grace Honoraria
Nominated by: Links Hall
Chih-Jou Cheng is a Taiwanese, physical theatre creator, movement artist, puppeteer, and co-artistic director of the Dawn Theatre Project, currently based in Chicago. As a performer, select credits include The Dream King (Teatro Vista) and The King and I (Drury Lane). Her recent projects include “Above the Water”, “Unfinished Island Songs”, and “Arriving at Dawn”, exploring themes of migration, identity, and healing. Her work has been supported by Chicago Cultural Center Dance Studio residencies. Cheng’s work fosters compassion, challenges perspectives, and promotes collective healing through innovative, interdisciplinary physical theatre.
For more of Cheng’s work: www.chihjou-cheng.com
